Jodhpur and like garment



Jan. 3, 1933. c. EMMS JODHPUR AND LIKE GARMENT Filed July 14, 1950 //vvs/vroe Cunass MM$ Patented Jan. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECHARLES EMMS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND J'ODHPUR AND LIKE GARMENT Applicationfiled July 14, 1930, Serial No. 467,752, and in Great Britain July 18,1929.

The present invention relates to garments similar to riding pantaloonsbut difiering therefrom in that the legs are continued beyond the kneesdownwards so as to overlap 5 to provide an appearance of garment similarto what are known as plus fours. The riding garments are generally knownas jodhpurs when employed for riding purposes, and the object of thepresent invention is to 0 provide a new construction of garment suitablefor golf players whereby the garment can be easily slipped on and off,but the gaiter like parts can be readily drawn as a close fit around thelegs so as to avoid the necessity of stockings and straps or bucklesjust beneath the knees.

The fastening device is of the type commonly known under the registeredtrade mark Zipp and which generally consists of two rows of small metalmembers clipped along the two edges of the material to be drawntogether, the free ends of these metal members being shaped so as toengage between and interlock with each other, the separation andinterlocking of the two rows of members being effected by the slidingaction of a metal body channelled to engage over sides of both sets ofmetal members, the channels in the said slidable body being so shapedthat in one direction of movement of the slidable body the rows of metalmembers are separated and in the other direction of movement are drawntogether. My invention can be said to comprise a new form of plus fourgarment in which the legs of the garment are carried downwards to theankles and the part adapted to reside about the calves of the wearerbeing slit ver- 40 tically and fitted with a fastening device to drawthe calf and ankle surrounding parts of the garment as a close fit aboutthe legs, the parts of the legs of the garment above such calf partsbeing made sulficiently long to over- 15; hang or sag over the wearersknees.

The invention is characterized in that the lower end or gaiter portionof each leg of the garment is composed of two parts sewn alongsubstantially horizontal edges to the substan- 91 tially horizontallower edge of the upper leg part, and sewn to each other along theirvertical edges. 1

In order that my invention'may be clearly understood and readily carriedinto effect, I have appended hereto a sheet of drawing illustrating anembodiment of same and wherem,

Fig. 1 is a view in plan of the group of the parts whlch make up one ofthe garment legs.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of one of the legs of the garment.

Fig. 3 is an outside side elevation view of one leg of the garmentshowing the outer side of one leg of the garment with the slit in thegaiter part closed.

Fig. 4 1s an outside elevation view of one leg of the garment showingthe slit in the gaiter part open.

Referring to the drawing, the length of the portions 3 of the garment,being those parts of the legs above the gaiter like part containing theslit (1 are made longer than would be the case with a riding garment sothat the upper end of each gaiter part terminates just beneath the kneeof the wearer and the part 5 overhangs the knee so as to obscure theupper end of the gaiter part.

The part 3 terminates on an approximately horizontal edge 3a as distinctfrom the inclined edge of a riding garment and the lower edge 3a hassewn to it the upper edges of two parts 1 and 2 shaped to fit nicelyround the calf of the leg and having their vertical edges sewn togetherwith the exception of the'two edges which provide a slit (Z, shown inFig. 4, which would not be sewn together their full height. For instancethey need only be sewn. down to the mark 4.

To ensure the gaiter part constituted by the parts 1 and 2 correctlyfitting the normal shape of calves and shins, the edges, 6 and 7respectively of these parts which when united form a vertical seam atthe rear of the leg are formed with outwardly arcuate parts 8 just abovethe line 4 to produce a part bridged to-fit around the calf muscle. andwith inwardly curved parts 9 to conform with the inward bend of the legjust above the calf muscle but just beneath the back of the knee.Further to ensure the other edges 10 and 11 of the parts 1 and 2respectively being joined so as to lie neatly against the outer side ofthe calf of the leg, the upper ends of these parts are made wider thanthe lower ends and the edges 10 and 11 joined on a pronounced outwardcurve 11a at the upper end of the edge 11.

The device for fastening each of the slits (Z consists of two rows a andb of small metal members secured along the edges a and Z) of two stripsof stout tape, narrow webbing, strip leather or other suitable material,the

strip a being secured one to the outer face of the underlying part ofthe placket and the other strlp 6 being secured to the inner face of theoverlying part of the placket.

The two strips carrying the interlocking members are carried from thetop of the slit (Z (which is just beneath the wearers knee) to a pointwhich may be two or three inches or more from the lower ends of thelegs, the slit being bridged at the lower extremity by an elastic tape0, or a suitable fastening device. It is preferred in practice to securea fairly wide piece of elastic tape 6 across the lower end of the slitcl as shown, this'elastic tape normally being under tension and holdingthe edge of the overlyng part of the placket against one end f of adoubled portion f of the material extending around the lower end of theleg of the garment.

By means of the present invention, stockings and uncomfortable kneestraps and/or garters are obviated and a neat close fit of the garmentabout the calves and ankles is obtained without discomfort or difficultyin drawing the garment on and ofi.

hat I claim is A plus-fours garment in which gaiter parts adapted toreplace the usual stocking are combined with knicker parts shaped to sagand extend loosely beneath the knees, gaiter parts each consisting ofonly two main parts adapted to combine to embrace the lower part of aleg, one of said parts being considerably wider than the other, to anextent that it encircles the leg from the vertical ce ntre line of thecalf inwards around the inside and shin of the leg to the outer side ofthe calf, the other part merely extending over the remaining porton ofthe lower part of the leg so that a seamless front or shin part of thegaiter is provided, horizontal transverse upper edges to said two partsunited to a horizontal lower edge of the, appropriate knickers part,stitching connecting said two parts completely along two vertical edgesbut only partly along their other vertical edges to provide aslit toenable the wearers foot to'pass through the gaiter part, the verticaledges of said two elements being curved at their united edges to producea loose calf fitting part, the arrangement being that a plus foursgarment loose and baggy be-

